Other audience prizes went to "An Unreal Dream: The Michael Morton Story," directed by Al Reinert, for Documentary Spotlight; "Zero Charisma," directed by Katie Graham and Andrew Matthews, for Narrative Spotlight; "Maidentrip," directed by Jillian Schlesinger, for Visions; and "Cheap Thrills," directed by E.L. Katz, for Midnighters.
But he lacked the charisma to direct those efforts himself.
In other words, the one that requires less flash, less direct engagement, frankly, less charisma.
Meanwhile, it sits in the unlikely surroundings of an Edinburgh studio, radiating its subject's unique charisma, a direct physical link with one of modern music's most remarkable figures.
But if some of the force of Mr. Lee's film may be lost on non-Korean audiences, the artful assurance of his directing and the brooding charisma of Mr. Sol's performance will not be.
In my early days, I would have just stepped in and made the call based on my judgment, authority, smarts and charisma, or directed the product manager to do the same.
American political scientist Mark Cooper asserted that Nasser's charisma and his direct relationship with the Egyptian people "rendered intermediaries (organizations and individuals) unnecessary".
His artistic inventions extend to the direction of actors: his stars, John Dall and Peggy Cummins, aren't the last word in charisma, but, by directing them to speak in virtual whispers, he conjures an ambivalent intimacy that draws viewers uneasily close to a world of depravity.
In fact, this kind of personal charisma is perhaps the most direct way a president can pursue America's interests abroad.
And in the title role, Mr. Dunbar, who also directed, exudes a feckless, erratic and spellbinding charisma.
